Chapter 80: Powerful Visitor (1/2)
It had been a little over 40 days since Gravis upgraded his Lightning Seed to 40% Destruction Energy. In that time, Gravis had thought a lot about his fighting style with the addition of lightning and also on the nature of lightning itself.
Yet, what he used the most time on was earning money. Gravis had earned a little over 12,000 gold by now. At some point, missions for high-grade demonic beasts vanished again. It seemed like Heaven didn't want to make Gravis' life too easy. It had probably judged that Gravis had enough money by now.
Gravis wouldn't waste his days in hunting for middle-grade demonic beasts. He would need to hunt about ten of them to earn as much money as killing a single high-grade demonic beast. That would take over a week. Gravis was more content in actually training his Martial Arts and thinking about how to use lightning. But on this day…
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
The only visitor Gravis got was Gorn. He came over from time to time, and Gravis would bounce ideas off of him on how to fight with lightning. Gorn had been fighting with lightning for decades, so he had a lot of experience regarding that. Gorn also told him about how people with other elements fought. Gravis' eyes had been opened at that time, and he got a lot of inspiration.
Gravis opened the door, expecting Gorn to stand before his house with his usual smile. Yet, things seemed different this time. He saw Gorn standing in front of the door, but he looked severe. On top of that, he was not alone. Someone else stood beside him. The person stood even a little bit in front of Gorn, meaning Gorn treated this person with respect.
The person was a white-haired young man. He was actually on the short side, with Gravis being bigger by about ten centimeters. His clothes looked luxurious with a gold-rimmed, white robe and ornate rings tied to his belt. The man showed a friendly smile, but for some reason, Gravis immediately disliked that person.
”Hello, Gravis. May I come in?” he asked in a polite voice. He had directly called Gravis by name without offering his own, so he thought himself superior. Gravis narrowed his eyes, but before he did anything, he saw Gorn looking at him with an absolutely intense, serious look. Gravis knew Gorn, and Gravis knew that Gorn was giving him the strongest warning possible.
Gravis trusted Gorn, so he opened the door further and stepped to the side. ”Sorry, please, come in,” he said in his most polite tone. Gravis was not used to speaking politely, so it sounded a little stiff. In comparison to Gravis' expectation, the man didn't seem to mind Gravis' stiff display. It seemed like he had expected as much.
The man nodded politely and entered with Gorn. ”I live alone, and I only focus on training, so I am sorry, but I don't have tea or similar things to entertain guests,” Gravis apologized. He wouldn't act recklessly until he knew who that person was. Gravis gestured to a nearby bench and table. They came with the house.
The man sat down and laughed. ”No problem. I also don't want to waste too much time,” he answered politely and beckoned to the bench on the other side of the table. ”Please sit,” he gestured politely. Gorn stood behind the man while Gravis sat down on the bench.
”Now,” the man started speaking, still a polite smile on his face. ”You might be wondering who I am.” He let that sit in the room for some seconds. ”But before I tell you, I need to verify something about you.”
Gravis grew more interested in the person. He obviously came here for Gravis, and he probably also had a transcendent status, judging by how Gorn acted around him. Gravis grew interested in what the person wanted from him.
”Please, release your Heavenly Pressure,” he gestured politely.
A light of recognition appeared in Gravis' eyes. The lie about Gravis being a Heavenborn was still out there, and only Gorn knew the truth. A transcendent status that even the Guild Master of the Lightning Guild had to respect? Someone interested in him being a Heavenborn? There was only one organization fitting that description.